Highest Paying Jobs That Require a Two Year Degree

According to the Federal Government's Bureau of Labor Statistics, people who work in the careers below earn high wages working in fields that require only two years of college or training. The hourly wages listed are the median amounts earned in 2002.

• $27.09 Dental Hygienists
• $24.03 Funeral Directors
• $21.69 Registered Nurses
• $20.89 Engineering Technicians
• $19.97 Court Reporters
• $19.66 Radiological Technicians
• $18.69 Respiratory Therapists
• $18.49 Science Technicians
• $18.48 Heavy Equipment Mechanics
• $18.44 Automotive Body Repairers
• $17.56 Paralegals
• $17.51 Cardiovascular Technologists
• $16.59 Sales Worker Supervisors
• $16.58 Machinists
• $15.00 Surgical Technologists